Tag Archive | gender
Finding an Agent: When Gender Matters for a Writer
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
In a perfect world, agents and publishing houses would judge authors based solely on syntax, characterization, plot, and other aspects of writing. But our world is far from a perfect one, and an author’s race, gender, and sexuality can still play a role in who is published. In particular, some of…
Wouldn’t it be lovely if there was no such thing as books for boys…or princesses…or pink
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I recently wrote about a Barbie book that should never have seen the light of day and now I’ve heard about a young girl in California who has managed to convince a publisher that it isn’t only boys who are interested in insects.Seven years old Parker Dains from California,…
AFTER EARTH APOCALYPSE
Originally posted on Wuji Seshat:
Dead hands of foam lead me to The stasis that is extinction of human life Black sweet blood mouthfuls Of the Cities we built, machines we taught Like many species we Drove evolution into oblivion Becoming Gods of profit For feeble hours, substanceless blue Aware of short-term projects Suicidal, reckless,…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 